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Preparing for the Meter Data Deluge Rich Walker Director, IT Transformation Baltimore Gas & Electric Jon Pettit, PE AMS Program Manager Oncor Electric Delivery Carolyn Creedon Project Process Manager CenterPoint Energy Visit us online at: www.intelligentutility.com
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For every million meters served by a smart meter operations team More than 2,000 meter exchanges per day during deployment More than 1,000 customer moves per day (assumes 25 percent yearly turnover) 10,000 missing reads per day (assumes 99 percent daily read success) 20 meter failures per day (assumes a 0.5 percent annual failure rate) 10,000 data changes per day More than 96,000,000 meter reads per day (assumes 15-minute data intervals)
Functional Elements in the Utility That Utilize the MDM Platform
Integration remains a challenge
Critical aspects of a MDM
Preparing for the Meter Data Deluge Rich Walker Director, IT Transformation Baltimore Gas & Electric Join the conversation on Twitter using #IUWebcasts and follow Intelligent Utility on Twitter @IntelUtil
Who is BGE? Founded in 1816, Baltimore Gas & Electric is the nation s first gas utility and one of the earliest electric utilities Headquartered in Baltimore, MD Holding company is Constellation Energy Regulated distribution utility with more than 3,200 employees More than 1.2 million electric customers and approximately 650,000 gas customers Electric assets: 248 substations Natural gas assets: 2 peak-shaving plants and 9 gate stations Service Territory: - 2,300 square miles (electric) - 800 square miles (gas) 10
Impacts of Smart Grid to Utilities Smart Grid initiatives are fundamentally changing how utilities interact with customers and the information that customers expect from the utility. Exchange of information to support Real Time Pricing, Energy Conservation, and Energy Analytics are just some of the immediate initiatives driving a more open exchange of data. Renewable Energy Solar Wind Distributed Generation Micro-Turbines Local generation Vehicle to Grid PHEV EV In-Home Displays Smart Pricing Real Time Pricing Event Notification Demand Response Thermostats Load Control Switches Home Area Networking Appliances HVAC Lighting Data exchange between utility and customer 11
Smart Grid Data Proliferation Real time Home Area Network Smart Meters Access Points / Relays BGE IT Systems Smart Grid Customer Channels Daily updates 15 minute, Hourly, Daily 15 minute, Hourly, Daily, Monthly As utilities roll out smart meters, the volume of data they need to manage will grow exponentially. 15 minute interval reads will be captured at the Head End Hourly reads will be transmitted to the utility s Meter Data Management System (MDMS) Hourly and Monthly reads will be leveraged to compute usage and billing Various intervals of usage will be available for customers to view daily Utility data growth will grow exponentially, increasing storage costs and requiring a robust system to capture, aggregate and provide analytics to the billing system, reporting system, and customer portals. 12
Approach to Implementation Embarking on a Smart Grid Initiative requires utilities to rethink their systems infrastructure. Merely exchanging existing meters for smart meters may have unintended consequences. Can your existing MDMS handle the volume of data? Can your existing Billing system continue to calculate bills in the desired window when an exponential amount of data is introduced? Are functions appropriately sourced to the right system? How will data be made available to customers? Option 1 Head End Legacy MDMS Legacy CIS Option 2 Head End New MDMS Legacy CIS Option 3 Head End New MDMS New CIS 13
BGE s Approach to MDMS/CIS Head End New MDMS New CIS Captures and retains interval reads for 30 days Sends daily reads to MDMS Repository for all meter data Aggregates usage for billing purposes Repository for all customer and billing data Reporting Data Repository BGE selected Option 3 and is implementing all of the system components in parallel due to the $200 million DOE grant. 14
Implementation Timeline Customer Care & Billing Receivables Management Payment Processing Credit & Collections Non-Billed Budgets Competitive Energy Markets Multi-Party Billing Open Market Interchange Customer Care Customer Interaction Sales & Marketing Affinity Programs Contract Management Customer Billing Rating Engine Billing Loans 25 months Financial Data Management Customer Care and Billing Core Foundation Customer Data Management Tools Conversion Tool Archiving Business Process Operational Integration: XAI Assistant Reports Workflow Developer s Configuration Lab Processing Tool Suite Meter Data Management Smart Grid Initiative 22 months Network Deployment Meter Provisioning (residential & small commercial) AMI Register Billing Smart Energy Pricing C&I Meter Deployment 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 15
Lessons Learned Complexity Integration: MDM to CC&B Resource requirements Expertise in the marketplace Preparing your organization to accept the solution 16
Department of Energy Disclaimer Per the DOE Grant Agreement: If you publish or otherwise make publicly available the results of the work conducted under the award, an acknowledgment of Federal support and a disclaimer must appear in the publication of any material, whether copyrighted or not, based on or developed under this project, as follows: Acknowledgment: "This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award Number(s) [DE-OE0000216]." Disclaimer: "This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof." 17
Preparing for the Meter Data Deluge Jon Pettit, PE AMS Program Manager Oncor Electric Delivery Join the conversation on Twitter using #IUWebcasts and follow Intelligent Utility on Twitter @IntelUtil
Texas Competitive Electricity Market Power Generation Companies Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) acts as Settlement Agent Transmission Service Distribution Service Regulated Utilities deliver electricity Trans/Dist. Service Providers (TDSP) Retail Electric Providers sell to end-use consumers (REP) Oncor Electric Delivery 19
Oncor Profile 27,000 sq. miles 3.2 million meters 7.5 million people 107 customers (REPs) 6 th largest T&D utility in US Over 1.7 million advanced meters deployed 2008-2012 deployment ~ 630 miles ~ 390 miles Oncor Electric Delivery 20
AMI Functionality 15 minute interval data Remote disconnect switch Provide on-demand readings Provide a common web portal ZigBee SE 1.0 HAN Provide last gasp / outage restoration Oncor Electric Delivery 21
Role of MDMS Perform VEE On Day After Meter Reading Uniform Business Practice Rules ERCOT (Load) Profiles Data quality Automated Meter Connect / Disconnect Based On Market Transactions Not a billing system Not a service order management system Oncor Electric Delivery 22
Basic IT Structure CIS MAXIMO MIS Web Support Tools Smart Meter Texas Portal API API Enterprise Service Bus API Meter and HAN Transactions API Common Meter Data API ETL API ETL API Meter Data Replication (ETL) Security ERCOT L+G Command Center Ecologic Analytics MDMS ODS 15 Minute Settlement Data Meter And HAN Transactions Oncor Electric Delivery 23
Implementation & Integration Head end availability IEC-CIM standards Combination of legacy & SOA Batch vs. web services Complexity of testing Phased releases of functionality Ability to add more functionality Oncor Electric Delivery 24
Business Processes AMI will touch all, and change most Not a technology upgrade Business unit participation Metering & Revenue Departments Change management Training Documentation Oncor Electric Delivery 25
Operations (AMI & IT) Knowledge transfer (KT) Role of the MDM Analyst Data quality / transaction validation Exception treatment Vendor support Data retention Security (user roles, LDAP) Storage, servers, and network Oncor Electric Delivery 26
Lifecycle Management Test environments Additional licensing requirements Maintaining test environments AMI roadmap vs. vendor roadmap Customization vs. COTS Future head end integration New metering technologies Oncor Electric Delivery 27
Closing Comments Sponsorship and support Expect changes - new technology Be prepared for the meter data deluge Get real customer feedback Get a real demonstration Oncor Electric Delivery 28
For More Information www.smartmetertexas.com www.smarttexas.com www.twitter.com/smarttexas www.facebook.com/smarttexas www.oncor.com jonathan.pettit@oncor.com Oncor Electric Delivery 29
Preparing for the Meter Data Deluge Carolyn Creedon Project Process Manager CenterPoint Energy Join the conversation on Twitter using #IUWebcasts and follow Intelligent Utility on Twitter @IntelUtil
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CNP - Houston Metropolitan Area 5,000 square mile service area Approximately 2.2 million electric and 1.1 million gas meters Houston Electric Delivers 77 billion kilowatt hours yearly for about 100 certified competitive retailers Transmission and Distribution System 3,754 miles of transmission lines 48,232 miles of distribution lines 233 substations Electric Challenge: Effectively monitor and control millions of meters, line devices and miles of delivery wire which, if laid end to end, circle the earth almost twice around the equator 32
The Texas Electric Market Cost of electricity to residential customer Retail Electric Providers (REPs) Power Generating Companies Unregulated Unregulated Transmission and Distribution Utilities (TDUs) Regulated Compete for customers Bill customers Issue disconnect, reconnect orders to TDUs 63-80% Retail Electric Provider (Including generation and cost of fuel) Own and maintain power lines Step-down Substation Deliver power to customers Read meters Restore power after outages Residential Customer Commercial Customer 20-37% CenterPoint Energy portion covers all transmission and distribution infrastructure investment, operations and maintenance costs, service restoration, interest, federal, state and local taxes
Components of our Advanced Metering System (AMS) Digital Communications Backhaul Data Collection Engine (DCE) Meter Data Management System (MDM) Legacy Systems Wireless Communications Environment Smart Meter Texas Portal Combined with back office computer systems and integration, our AMS provides: Daily register reads Daily 15 minute interval reads Remote connect / disconnect / on-demand reads Access to data via Smart Meter Texas portal 34
Deployment AMS Infrastructure deployed 1.3+ million AMS meters 3.8+ thousand AMS cell relays 90+ AMS take out points 497 HAN devices (IHDs) deployed and functioning (pilot) Impact of Department of Energy grant $150M for AMS acceleration and $50M for IG start-up AMS completion moved from 2014 to 2012 Start IG implementation inside 610 loop (15% of service territory)
Performance Average electronic service order execution time ~30-40 minutes with an average completion success rate: ~95% # of service orders completed electronically over 870,000 Interval Read Rate Total Meters: ~96%
Challenges First-of-a-kind deployment Performance at operational scale Knowledge transfer Volume of data Business transformation Stakeholder Management
Things to consider Systems Types of environments --- legacy mainframe, database Interfaces Processes Tracking/Monitoring deployment Monitoring/Resolution of non-communicating meter Utilization of event data Communication Knowledge transfer Training
Department of Energy Disclaimer Per the DOE Grant Agreement,: If you publish or otherwise make publicly available the results of the work conducted under the award, an acknowledgment of Federal Support and a disclaimer must appear in the publication of any material, whether copyrighted or not, based on or developed under this project, as follows: Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award Number [DE-OE0000210] Disclaimer: This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Referenced herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinion of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.
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